Trump Leaves Situation Room Meeting Without Decision as Iran Deal Appears to Speak Two Languages
1-President Donald Trump exited a two-hour Situation Room meeting on a potential Iran deal without reaching a final decision, despite earlier indications he planned to decide.
2-Washington is pushing for terms that include reopening the Strait of Hormuz, extending the ceasefire, an Iranian commitment not to build a nuclear weapon, and removing enriched uranium.
3-Tehran insists the current talks are limited and do not cover the nuclear file, according to its foreign ministry.
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The draft understanding between Washington and Tehran has grown more uncertain after President Donald Trump left a White House Situation Room meeting without making a final decision on a possible deal.
Trump had signaled before entering the meeting that he was heading toward a decisive call. He had publicly outlined key demands including the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, lifting the naval blockade, removing enriched material, and securing an Iranian pledge against acquiring a nuclear weapon.
However, a senior administration official confirmed that no decision was made after the roughly two-hour session. The reason for the delay remains unclear.
Details:
• In a Truth Social post, Trump stated that any agreement must reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping with no tolls and unrestricted traffic in both directions.
• He added that lifting the U.S. naval blockade would allow trapped ships to return to their ports.
• Trump also proposed removing or destroying enriched material stored underground, in coordination with the United States, Iran, and the International Atomic Energy Agency.
• U.S. officials described the proposed deal as a way to extend the ceasefire and open the door to broader talks on Iran’s nuclear program.
• Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said the current negotiations are narrow in scope and do not include the nuclear issue.
• Tehran’s stance indicates early resistance to expanding the talks to match the broader terms Trump has floated publicly.
• The impasse comes after recent exchanges of fire and repeated U.S. threats to escalate if Iran rejects the conditions.
• A finalized deal could provide Trump an exit from a conflict that has raised oil prices and grown politically costly.
• For Iran, it could unlock frozen assets, restart oil revenues, and ease economic pressure.
What to Watch
Attention now turns to whether Trump will issue a final decision after additional consultations. The core issue is that the two sides appear to be describing fundamentally different agreements — as if the same deal has been written in two languages with mismatched terms.
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